Peel a Pound Soup ...p21

Once upon a time, I thought I could literally peel away the pounds on this soup and made way too much.  After weeks, it sat in the fridge, it filled up the freezer and it was a long time before I dared make this soup again.  But like all fears, they must eventually be faced, and blogging this cookbook has made me face mine:  the cabbage soup diet!

Well, I won't do the diet again, but I will continue to make this soup.  More delicious than I remembered and the nutrients contained therein are numerous!  Instead of onion soup mix, I added Knorr's Vegetable Soup Mix - experiment with your own additions.

As a sidenote, a neat trick my mother-in-law taught me when making big batches of soup:  Fill your soup bowls with soup, fast freeze in the freezer until solid, then pop them out into zip-lock bags.  When you want a bowl of soup, just pop it back into your bowl and microwave.

Critic's opinion?  Eat your soup!  It's really yummy.

Hardy Appetit!


PEEL A POUND SOUP

1 head of cabbage
6 large onions
big bunch of celery
large green pepper
32 oz. whole tomatoes
dry onion soup mix, optional
tomato juice, optional
parmesan cheese, optional


After you cut vegetables into medium-size pieces, cover with water and bring to a full boil.  (A small package of onion soup mix, spices and tomato juice may be added at this point for additional flavor, if desired).  After soup has boiled about 10 minutes, lower the heat and let simmer until vegetables are soft. 

Sprinkle with parmesan cheese, if desired.